Nuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament

Nuclear deterrence, arms control regimes, and India's disarmament diplomacy have been lifelong concerns. This scholarship spans India's nuclear doctrine, the NPT regime, and the evolving challenge of AI-nuclear convergence.

Publications (26)

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Between brinkmanship and breakthrough: The fragile geometry of US–Iran talks
Swaran Singh
Asia Watch columb · 13 Apr 2026
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentBRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
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Can Pakistan deliver as Washington’s go-to mediator with Iran?
Swaran Singh
Asia Times · 10 Apr 2026
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
In-MediaRead →
How Pakistan deployed ‘flattery as foreign policy’ to broker US-Iran ceasefire
quoted in Independent (London): Swaran Singh, a professor of international relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, points to the importance of Trump’s personal relationship with Pakistan’s powerful military chief, Asim Munir. Pakistan has been under direct military rule for 33 of the almost 80 years since independence, and even its civilian administrations have typically been heavily influenced by its generals. Munir and Trump have grown increasingly close since the start of the US president’s second term, with the general making more visits to Washington than has Pakistan’s actual prime minister. They seem to have got on well, with Trump praising Munir as a “great fighter” and his “favourite field marshal”. Among leaders in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, India, and Pakistan, Trump “appears most comfortable with the field marshal “and, therefore, decided to connect through him”, Singh says. Munir also enjoys close ties with the Iranian military.
The Independent (London) · 8 Apr 2026
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
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Trump’s coalition of the unwilling: a long time in the making
Swaran Sngh
Asia Times (Hong Kong) · 18 Mar 2026
MultilateralismIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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From Iron Dome to Sudershan Chakra: Strategic Stakes of Modi’s second Israel visit
Swaran Singh
Asia Watch column · 22 Feb 2026
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Negotiating under naval guns: Weaponization of the Strait of Hormuz is rewriting US-Iran negotiations
Swaran Singh
Asia Times · 20 Feb 2026
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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India and Russia Test Their Strategic Nerves as Putin Heads to New Delhi
Swaran Singh
The Diplomat · 19 Nov 2025
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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At 80, North Korea’s Workers’ Party still exudes resilience
Swaran Singh
Asia Watch column · 9 Oct 2025
Indo-Pacific StrategyIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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As Israel fuels a NATO-like alliance in Arab world, Pakistan stands to gain
Swaran Singh
Asia Watch column · 27 Sept 2025
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Why West-induced regime change in Iran will be recipe for chaos
Swaran Singh
Asia Watch column · 23 Jun 2025
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
In-MediaRead →
Swiss Conference on Ukraine: Should India Participate?
Dr. Swaran Singh, Professor of International Relations with New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University feels that India should participate in the conference “Given ‘multi-alignment’ now being the defining feature of India’s foreign policy.” However, he cautions that this participation “should remain restricted to lower level officials or even non-official level as this summit does not meet the basic criterion of ensuring all stakeholders being present at these deliberations.” Pointing out that Russia has not been invited to the conference, he reasons that “. the most optimal outcome of this will be nothing but one more ultimatum to Moscow to comply with their fancies. China, Brazil,Pakistan have announced their non-participation. Indeed, as a major player with stakes in an early end of Ukraine crisis,”
International Affairs Review · 14 Jun 2024
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Could war in Gaza ignite direct US-Iran confrontation?
Swaran Singh
Asia Times (Hong Kong) · 18 Jan 2024
BRICS & Global SouthIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Putin-Xi summit has only limited chance to resolve Ukraine crisis
Swaran Singh
Asia Times (Hong Kong) · 20 Mar 2023
MultilateralismBRICS & Global SouthNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Ukraine war has become hostage to big powers’ geopolitics
Swaran Singh
Asia Times (Hong Kong) · 24 Feb 2023
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyMultilateralismNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Ukraine Crisis: A Point of Inflection for the Emerging World Order
Swaran Singh et.al (co-author)
Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, pp. 1-71 · 2022
BRICS & Global SouthNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Reining in expectations on Azhar ruling
Swaran Singh
Asia Times (Hong Kong) · 2 May 2019
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Journal ArticlesRead →
Indo-US Cooperation in Countering Cyberterrorism: Challenges and Limitations
Swaran Singh et al. (co-authored)
Strategic Analysis, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 703–716 · 26 Jun 2014
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Chapters
Building an Enduring Security Architecture for the Asia-Pacific Region
Swaran Singh
The Asian Century: Security, Sustainability, and Society · 17 Mar 2011
Indo-Pacific StrategyIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Monographs
China-India-Pakistan: Nuclear Command and Control in Southern AsiA
Swaran Singh
Policy Paper, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute · 16 Jul 2010
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyMultilateralismNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Monographs
China-India-Pakistan: Nuclear Command and Control in Southern Asia
Swaran Singh
Policy Paper, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (London/Islamabad) · 2010
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Journal ArticlesRead →
National Security versus National Development: Debating Asian Practices and Paradigms
Swaran Singh
Millennial Asia (Sage) · 2010
Indo-Pacific StrategyNuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
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Regionalism in South Asian Diplomacy
Swaran Singh et.al (co-author)
SIPRI Policy Paper No.15 (Stockholm, Sweden), pp. i-vi; 1-70 · 2007
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Monographs
India-China Post Nuclear Rapprochement
Swaran Singh
JNU Core Group on National Security, Policy Paper No. 4 · 2002
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyIndia-China Relations
Monographs
China’s Changing National Security Doctrines
Swaran Singh
IDSA New Delhi, pp. 1-208 · 1999
India-China RelationsNuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Monographs
Trends in Conventional Weapons Transfers
Swaran Singh (co-author)
IDSA New Delhi, pp. 1-88 · 1996
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Books
Limited War: The Challenge of US Military Strategy
Swaran Singh
Lancers Books, New Delhi · 1995
Nuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament

Talks & Lectures (6)

Lecturenational
Quadrilateral Dialogue — A Strategic Necessity or a Tenous Friendship?
Army War College
, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India8 Apr 2026
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndo-Pacific StrategyBRICS & Global SouthIndia-China RelationsIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Panelnational
Defence, Foreign Policy and Budget 2026-27
Impact & Policy Research Institute (New Delhi)
https://www.youtube.com/live/t4H7YKvVMFA?si=3SY9khpnBck6C7dS5 Feb 2026
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Lecturenational
Arms Control and Nuclear Disarmament
Indian Institute of Public Administration
New Delhi13 Jan 2026
Nuclear, Arms Control & DisarmamentIndia's Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
Keynotenational
Science and Technology: Challenges of Convergence of AI with Nuclear Weapons
Interdisciplinary Institute of Human Security and Governance
New Delhi26 Dec 2024
Nuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Conference Paperinternational
Technological Revolution and Security
17th International Research Conference, KDU
Sri Lanka25 Sept 2024
Nuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Lectureinternational
Indian Atoms towards a Net Zero Course
National Technology Day Symposium, IYNS & PHDCCI
New Delhi11 May 2024
Nuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament

Commentary (2)

Asia Watch
Uranium is the new oil as global powers compete for access, and control
8 May 2026Read →
India-China RelationsNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament
Asia Times
Can Pakistan deliver as Washington’s go-to mediator with Iran”
10 Apr 2026Read →
India's Foreign Policy & DiplomacyBRICS & Global SouthNuclear, Arms Control & Disarmament